Mazda 626 Complaints (2000)

217 consumer complaints on file.

#10166618August 26, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED MY CAR IN APRIL OF 2004 WITH 45,000 MILES ON IT; AROUND 102,000 MILES, MY CAR STATED JERKING WHEN IT CHANGED FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR; NOW, AT 106,000, THE O/D LIGHT, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT BOTH FLASHES, AND I CAN BARELY MAKE IT UP A HILL, BECAUSE OF ALL THE JERKING AND HESITATING THAT IT DOES. *JB
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#10165181August 10, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2000 MAZDA 626 (56 THOUSAND MILE) DIED ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND I ALMOST GOT KILLED! MY GIRLFRIEND CALLED THE MAZDA DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT MY CAR ( EAST COAST MAZDA) AND PRETTY MUCH WAS TOLD, OH WELL, WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO DO ABOUT IT?? WELL, I NOW UNDERSTAND THAT THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON IN MAZDA 626 FROM YEARS 1994-2002. I PUT OUT OVER THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A TRANSMISSION AND I THINK THEY SHOULD PAY ON CARS LIKE MINE THAT ONLY HAVE 56 THOUSAND MILES & THE TRANS DIES, PLUS PEOPLE COULD GET KILLED, I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE HAS BEEN "NO RECALL" FOR THIS PROBLEM TO DATE, ARE THEY WAITING TO GET SUED?? THAT MONEY WAS MY VACATION MONEY SO NOW I AM OUT OF MY TRIP BECAUSE OF A BAD TRANSMISSION WHICH THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF, JUST LOOK UP MAZDA 626 TRANS PROBLEMS ON THE WEB AND SEE HOW MANY THERE ARE! *NM
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#10164950August 8, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS CONSISTENTLY EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS RESULTING IN A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WOULD SWITCHED GEARS BY ITSELF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS, THEY DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED TO SEARCH FOR RECALLS BY VIN WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VIN DID NOT MATCH ANY RECALLS.
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#10164970August 8, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS RECENTLY INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE (2000 MAZDA 626) IS IN NEED OF A TRANSMISSION. I HAVE HAD PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE DONE AT THE SUGGESTED TIMES AND NOT UNTIL DOING RESEARCH DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSIONS. UPON TAKING IT TO THE SHOP, I NOTICED 3 OTHER 626'S IN THE GARAGE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SOMEONE DEFINITELY NEEDS TO LOOK INTO RECALLING THESE VEHICLES AND THE ISSUES THAT THEY ARE HAVING. WHILE I DON'T HAVE MY OLD TRANSMISSION, I DO HAVE RECEIPTS DOCUMENTING THE REPLACEMENT COST FOR THE PART. *NM
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#10164659August 6, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. DEALER SAYS I WILL NEED A NEW ONE SOON. THE CAR WAS NEVER ABUSED AND WAS ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OFF. *NM
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#10164216August 2, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE ROAD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SUITABLE FOR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OBTAINED THE VEHICLE'S VIN TO IDENTIFY ANY MANUFACTURER DEFECT AS THE CAUSE FOR THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.
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#10164114August 1, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 5, OVER DRIVE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. NO INFORMATION IN MANUAL REGARDING FLASHING OVER DRIVE LIGHT, SO CONTINUED DRIVING. ABOUT 50 MILES LATER, LOST POWER AND SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO. THROUGH AAMCO, FOUND OUT ABOUT TSB REGARDING PROBLEM WITH AT IN MY MODEL YEAR (2000) THAT CAUSED IT TO OVERHEAT. FAILURE CAUSED ME TO SPEND EXTRA MONEY ON TOWING, HOTEL, AND RENTAL CAR. CAR TOOK APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS TO REPAIR AT AAMCO, WHICH INCLUDED A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND A COOLING UNIT ADDED TO HELP PREVENT FUTURE PROBLEMS. *JB
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#10163371July 25, 2006
POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STEERING:RACK AND PINION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
I OWN A 2000 MAZDA 626 WITH ONLY 90,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES IN THIS CAR AND SPENT OVER $3000 PARTS AND LABOR. I HAD TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, SEVERAL SENSORS, MASTER BREAK CYLINDER, CV BOOTS, AND RACK AND PINION. NOW I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE AC. THE MECHANIC SAYS I NEED TO REBUILD THE TRANS AND REPLACE THE AC COMPRESSOR. THIS IS ANOTHER $3000 OR MORE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS SITUATION. I PLEAD WITH YOU TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS. I HAVE CHECKED SEVERAL WEB FORUMS AND FOUND SIMILAR PROBLEMS. PLEASE, PLEASE MAKE MAZDA ACCOUNTABLE FOR BUILDING SUCH BAD CARS. FYI, I AM VERY, VERY DILIGENT IN GENERAL MAINTENANCE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. CHRIS. *NM
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#10163221July 23, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION IS A FAILURE 2000. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE 2002 BUT IN 2004 MY TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN WHEN THE CAR HAD LIKE 78000 MILES IT WAS REBUILT BY AAMCO AT A COST OF ABOUT $2400. NOW 2006 JULY THE TRANSMISSION IS BROKEN AGAIN. I THINK THE QUALITY OF THE TRANSMISSION IS SUBSTANDARD. *NM
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#10162877July 19, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
MY 2000 MAZDA 626 LS OVERHEATED ON JUNE 16, 2006. THE O/D OFF LIGHT HAS BEEN FLASHING WHEN ON THE ROAD FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR SINCE THE FALL OF 2005. THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT YET FAILED BUT HAS BEGUN TO. THE CAR STRAINS WHENEVER I DRIVE IT & ITS LACK OF STABILITY HAS LED TO CLOSE CALLS WITH ACCIDENTS WHENEVER THERE'S RAIN OR SNOW. EVERY TIME I AM ON THE ROAD FOR MORE THAN 45 MINUTES, THE ENGINE HEATS UP TO THE POINT THAT IT BOILS THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, WHICH OVERFLOWS ONTO THE REST OF THE ENGINE. AFTER APPROX. 15 MORE MINUTES, THE O/D OFF LIGHT BEGINS TO FLASH & MY CAR STARTS TO RESIST SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. THE RPMS INCREASE WHEN THE LIGHT FLASHES & THERE'S A DANGEROUS DELAY IN MY ABILITY TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN AS THE CAR LURCHES. ON JUNE 19, 2006, I TOOK THE MAZDA TO AN IMPORTS SPECIALIST WHO INFORMED ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION WILL SOON FAIL. A NEW TRANSMISSION COSTS APPROX. $2800 & A USED ONE COSTS APPROX. $1800. HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSIONS THAT FIT MY CAR ARE THE SAME TYPE OF TRANSMISSION THAT WAS INITIALLY PUT IN MY ENGINE & WILL FAIL AFTER ANOTHER 70,000 MILES DUE TO ITS BEING TOO SMALL FOR THE 626. PUTTING AN "EXTERNAL COOLING SYSTEM" UNDER THE HOOD IS APPROXIMATELY $300 & IS A TEMPORARY BANDAID FOR THE ISSUE WHICH WILL STILL OCCUR. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH & FOUND THOUSANDS OF DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE STATED THAT ALL AUTOMATIC MAZDA 626 LS VEHICLES FROM 1994-2000 HAVE ENGINES THAT WERE MADE FOR A SMALLER CAR & ARE THEREFORE TOO SMALL FOR THE 626 LS. ACCORDING TO SAID RESEARCH ALL 1994-2000 626 LS VEHICLES HAVE TRANSMISSIONS THAT WILL FAIL BETWEEN APPROX. 70-80,000 MILES. MY CAR HAS 74,400 MILES AT THE DATE OF THIS COMPLAINT. MAZDA REFUSES TO TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THIS SITUATION, YET IT HAS BECOME COMMON KNOWLEDGE AMONG CAR DEALERSHIPS, SO THE VALUE OF MY CAR HAS DROPPED DRAMATICALLY & IT HAS BECOME DIFFICULT FOR ME TO SELL. NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNLESS AN ENTIRELY NEW ENGINE IS PUT INTO THE CAR WHICH WILL COST
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#10162787July 18, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MY MAZDA 2000. *NM
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#10161995July 10, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY MADZA 626 WITH 10500 MILES ON IT HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHICH COST 2000 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. I HAVE HAD SERVICE DONE ON THE VEHICLE ON A REGULAR BASIS AND FEEL THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. *JB
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#10161839July 7, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT IN MY 2000 MAZDA 626 4 CYLINDER KEPT COMING ON AND IT WOULD LOSE POWER AFTER I DRIVE FOR ABOUT 20 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN I PULL OVER, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND START THE CAR,THE OD LIGHT WOULD GO OFF AND THE CAR WOULD RUN NORMALLY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALSO HESITATING. FINALLY THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED,THE CAR HAD 79,705 MILES. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A GARAGE WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DIRECT CLUTCH HUB & SHELL,SOLENOID ASSEMBLY,DRIVE CHAIN AND FORWARD TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT WITH BRAND NEW PARTS AND THE RADIATOR WAS CHANGED. THIS APPEARED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *JB
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#10161501July 5, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MAZDA 626 TRANSMISSION FAILED...AT 72,000 MILES. SIMPLY QUIT. DEALER BASICALLY SAID THAT MAZDA DOESN'T STAND BEHIND THEIR TRANSMISSION FAILURE ONCE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB
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#10160707June 25, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:REAR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I HAVE HAD MY MAZDA 626 FOR 6 MONTHS, SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES, ROTORS AND SUSPENSION, FUEL PUMP AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION. I NEED TO ALSO FIX THE REAR BREAKS, ROTORS AND SUSPENSION AND HAVEN'T HAD THE MONEY. THIS CAR IS THE BIGGEST FLOP I HAVE EVER OWNED AND IT ONLY HAS 57,000 MILES ON IT. *JB
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#10159774June 14, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
O/D OFF LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. TOOK VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSIS. THEY FOUND A DST P01718 FAILURE - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE CAUSING OVERHEAT CONDITION. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS IT WILL FAIL. IT IS A 2000 MAZDA 626 WITH ONLY 58000 MILES ON IT. *JB
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#10159684June 13, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2000 MAZDA 626, FOR THE LAST WEEK AND A HALF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE MONTGOMERY MAZDA (CHARLOTTE, NC) DEALERSHIP TWICE AND IT IS STILL NOT REPAIRED. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT, I CLEARLY TOLD THEM THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACT AS IF IT IS TRYING TO CHANGE GEARS BUT CAN'T (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND I AM ALREADY IN GOING 45 MPH SO IT SHOULD BE IN THE 5TH GEAR) THE RPMS GO UP TO 4 AND THEN IT JERKS (HARD) WHEN IT CATCHES UP AND THE RPMS DROP. THEY CLAIMED THAT IT NEEDED A TUNE UP, NEW SPARK PLUG WIRES (I ALREADY REPLACED THESE TWICE) AND A NEW FUEL FILTER. I SPENT $356 TO GET ALL OF THIS DONE AND ON THE WAY TO WORK THE CAR DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. I CALLED THEM BACK AND TOLD THEM THAT THE PROBLEM WAS STILL NOT FIXED AND THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT COULD BE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK AGAIN THAT FOLLOWING MONDAY AT 7:30 AM (ORIGINALLY TOOK IT THERE ON THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2006) AND THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. AFTER WAITING FOR ABOUT 5 HOURS I CALLED SINCE I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING FROM THEM AND ANOTHER SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME THAT MY CAR HAD JUST BEEN SITTING THERE. WHEN I WENT TO PICK IT UP, THEN THEY TOLD ME THAT IT MIGHT BE THE ENGINE RELAY OR MAYBE THE TRANSMISSION. I ASKED THEM IF THEY CHECKED IT THEY STATED NO. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER TRANSMISSION PLACE AND THE PERSON STATED THAT IT WAS LOW ON TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THAT WAS THE PROBLEM BUT AFTER THEY FIXED THAT THE CAR WAS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. I LOOKS AS IF I WILL NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. EVERY MECHANIC I HAVE TALKED TO SINCE THINKS IT IS THE TRANSMISSION, I FOUND THAT MAZDA RELEASED A BULLETIN TELLING THE THEIR MECHANICS WHAT TO DO IF OD OFF LIGHT IS FLASHING AFTER LONG DRIVING AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND THE MAZDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIDN'T EVEN MENTION IT AND I CLEARING TOLD THEM THAT IT ONLY DOES IT AFTER I HAVE BEEN RIDING FOR A WHILE. *NM
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#10159759June 13, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 75,000 MILES. *JB
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#10159615June 12, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1) DRIVING ON LOCAL AND INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HRS, TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING IRREGULARLY AND ERRATICALLY. SOMETIMES IT WOULD SKIP A SHIFT, OR DOWNSHIFT SUDDENLY CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH TO A STOP, OR SLOWER SPEED. 2) TOOK CAR TO MAZDA DEALER. HIS DIAGNOSIS WAS COMPLETE AND TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY ANOTHER INDEPENDENT. THERE WAS NO FIX AVAILABLE OTHER THAN A COMPLETE REBUILD. THERE WAS NO ADVANCE WARNING OR EARLIER SIGNS OF TROUBLE. 3) HAD TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY REBUILT. COST WAS $2,000 PLUS COST OF A RENTAL CAR. *JB
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#10158762June 1, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE/ TRANSMISSION MOUNT FAILURE ON MY 2000 MAZDA 625 4 CYLINDER AUTO. MILEAGE 117,000. OVERHAUL COSTS $2300 TWO MONTHS AGO REPLACED CV JOINTS. THIS IS PREMATURE FAILURE IN MY OPINION. MOST VEHICLES EXCEED 160,000 BEFORE THEY START HAVING THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. *JB
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